I took the family down to Sacramento over the Thanksgiving Break to celebrate with my sister and family. Being stuffed with Turkey and not having any plans, I...
"Now, this may sound like blasphemy to some but in my opinion, it is an ugly bridge. Well, maybe not ugly, but certainly dull. It reminds me of something...
I suspect finances played a large part in the bland appearance. With suspension bridges usually costing more than cantilevers, arches, and cable-stayed spans,...
Below is an update on construction of the new bridge as of the week of January 5, 2004. a.. The ledges have been fully stripped of vegetation. b.. Excavation...
http://www.wnbc.com/news/2766543/detail.html For those not familiar with the bridge: http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/high/ When you cross the Harlem River...
What isn't mentioned in the article leaps right out at me....the bridge would be another pedestrian exit off Manhattan in case of civil emergency. Stephen...
I recall the Washington Bridge (about 15 blocks north) and the Macombs Dam Bridge (about 10 blocks south) both allow pedestrians. Yes, it'll be another exit,...
This bridge also features in "Aesthetically Notorious Bridges", by M P Burke Jr, in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1998. This is a...
Maine Department of Transportation For more information, please contact: Carol Morris/329-6502 January 22, 2004 Inspection Shows Deer Isle Bridge Cables in...
http://www.wmtw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1627720&nav=7k6rKZzw http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/040203historicsite.shtml There are fund-raising efforts...
I thought you guys might be interested to know that tonight on the History Channel's Modern Marvels they are having an hour long special on the building of the...
It seems they changed the schedule a little on History Channel's Modern Marvels and Germany's Autobahn will be featured at 9pm tonight instead of the Alaskan...
My apologies to several new members of ManySpans. For some reason, Yahoo is no longer sending me email notifications when people apply to the group. There...
http://www.filmmidnorthcoast.org/locations-bridges.asp Scroll down toward the bottom. The bridge has some light bracing in the cables reminiscent of the...
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/02/11/BAG4U4TJCF7.DTL Walk on wild side atop new bridge Raffle winners experience natural high from...
Sounds like this just happened within the last 45 minutes. I haven't noticed anything watching the construction webcams. Maybe not aimed in the right...
Hey, I have been looking at the news. What a mess. And I think you are correct the webcams do not face the right direction to see that. I will be passing by...
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2412103 A Union Pacific railroad bridge over the Trinity River near Livingston TX buckled Thursday evening while...
http://www.bridgemeister.com/imgmisc/tacoma.jpg I recently acquired this undated snapshot of the first Tacoma Narrows bridge. Anyone have an opinion if this...
My thoughts are if it is after the collapse they did a mess of clean up. If you watch the collapse sequences available online it was a huge mess of twisted...
Hi, I was on I-280 yesterday. I thought it was closed so I didn't bring my camera. However, southbound is open. You get a good look of the wreckage. One of...
I'll go with the "after disaster" for when your photo was taken. Simply, I've never seen such a cleaned up work site prior to the next stage of construction....
I have about 100 private construction photos of this bridge, and it does indeed appear that the photo in question here is after the collapse. Since there was...
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